Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney mean business! Wrexham target surprise transfer swoop for Wales international to provide major boost for upcoming League One campaign

According to Portsmouth publication, The News, the 27-year-old is on the Welsh side's radar and is set to become available on a free transfer. His contract with Pompey, who will play in the Championship next season, expires at the end of June and the midfielder is reportedly not interested in activating a clause to extend his deal by another year.

The Welsh international played 31 times for John Mousinho's League One-winning side this term but his campaign was ended in January due to a knee injury. The report adds talks are still ongoing with Morrell and Portsmouth but Wrexham, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City are keeping tabs on him. Recruiting him would be a real coup for Phil Parkinson's team.

Morrell joined Portsmouth in August 2021 after leaving Luton Town after a season. The Ipswich-born player - who began his career at Bristol City before having loan spells at Sutton United, Margate, Cheltenham Town, and Lincoln City - has since played 105 times for Pompey, scoring once and bagging 10 assists along the way.

Wrexham will hope to win the race to sign the Welshman ahead of the new League One season, which gets underway in August. The Red Dragons are preparing for life in the English third-tier for the first time since 2004-05 under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who are showing they mean business in their bid to take the club all the way to the Premier League.